It’s taking companies longer than at any time in the last 15 years — maybe even longer than ever — to fill a job, and that languor is … Read more
This Is One Onboarding Experience That’s Tough to Replicate
From the best-practices-you-can’t-easily-try-at-home department comes a Canadian company that surprised a new employee in front of a few people. … Read more
The 6 Tell-Tale Signs That Someone is an Employee and Not a Contractor
By Eric B. Meyer In my younger days, I had a summer job in college where I clocked in at 9 and left at 5. They gave me a desk, a computer, training, a … Read more
We’re Reversing the Job Search Process by Making it Personal With Video Introductions
The job search process has not changed with the advent of technology and the Internet — all we did was take our job postings from print and put them … Read more
How to Write a Great Performance Improvement Plan
There was a time in my life when I worked in HR and people asked me to write performance improvement plans for a living. I would be like — Is it 1963? Am I … Read more
Want High Performance? Make Sure You Treat Your Employees Like Adults
You would never frisk family members for silverware after Thanksgiving dinner, but this is essentially how many employers treat their employees. Bag … Read more
Mistakes Employers Make When Conducting Background Checks
Running a background check on potential employees offers the chance to identify the best professionals in your industry. Unfortunately, it is possible to … Read more
Rewriting 9 ‘Rules’ of Employee Referral Programs
Why are most referral programs limited to employees only? In a recent referrals survey conducted by SmashFly, 57 percent of organizations that have formal … Read more
What’s the Best Mix of Technologies For HR to Manage an Organization?
I’ve written previously about the new research coming out of KeyInterval Research. The third report from the dynamic duo that is Tincup and Sumser is out … Read more
Playing by the Rules: How You Can Help Resolve Team Conflicts
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.“ — Albert Einstein With rare exceptions, first-time … Read more